Originally Posted by
HillRider
Edit: One more thing. Since you have no idea how many miles are on the original chain and cassette, don't be surprised if the new chain skips on the old cassette, particularly in some of the middle and smaller cogs. You may need to change the cassette along with the chain.
Yes, I'm prepared to have to buy a new rear cassette, already scoping those out actually. I figure, if I do have to buy a new rear cassette it would be a very very convenient time for me just to go ahead and upgrade my wheels all together while I'm at it...
Curious, would I noticed better shifting performance using the Shimano Ultegra 10 speed chain vs the SRAM PC-1091? I can get both for about the same price. I thought perhaps if the Shimano will shift a lot better maybe it's worth it to deal with the Shimano installation / no power-lock as opposed to going with SRAM. I've read SRAM might not shift as smoothly as Shimano on a Shimano drivetrain.